Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn From: HADCDJAM@admin.uh.edu (MILLER, JIMMY A) Subject: Colin [in] The Inn [re] thawed lizard-man Message-ID: <1992May28.212111.25372@menudo.uh.edu> Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 21:21:11 GMT In <1992May28.201750.7053@news.Hawaii.Edu> rigler@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu writes: > Characters involved/mentioned: Lady Azzar, Colin Silvertree, > Virgolt Lightningsword, Karmak and Thrasha. > > The four of you stand over the body, thawing and removing the lizardman's > playthings -- the sharper ones anyway. Karmak's thermal blanket has > done the trick! Lady Azzar draws the beast's blades -- and realizes > she has drawn weapons of rare quality. They are clearly of Elven make, > to judge from the faint runes running up the blade (does she read elvish?), > and they appear to have some special alloyed plating on the outer surface > which is proof against water: the water and ice instantly drips onto the > floor as you hold the blades up to the light, leaving them dry. > Colin says "Let me have a look--I can read Elvish." For those who missed his entrance, he's obviously half-elf. > Meanwhile, Karmak and Colin examine the trident and the white scale, > Thrasha inhales the odors, and Vigolt Lightningsword stands lost in > his own thoughts. > > You are all startled by a sound from the floor! Under the thermal blanket, > the lizard-man's arms and legs have begun to twitch feebly. You turn > and adopt a defensive stance and drop your hands to swordhilts (or > whatever), when the convulsions suddenly stop! > > Then...the mouth cracks open, and the lizard man draws a prolonged, > raspy breath: WWHHHEEEEEEEEZZZZZZEEEE > > As he exhales, he says one word: "Sssathrak!" (anyone speak lizardman?) > Not I. Colin probably equates the word with "ack". > Then, the lizard man's stomach contracts and he spews the contents > of his stomach onto the floor next to him -- MORE SMELLS FOR THRASHA! > Colin (and no doubt Azzar, Tharmak, and any other patrons nearby) bellows for the mopboy. > After this display, the lizard man collapses back into a prone position > and his breathing assumes a more regular rhythm. He is clearly in an > extremely weak condition -- much too weak to sack the city in case > you were wondering. And his eyes are still shut. He doesn't seem > aware of his surroundings. > Colin will attempt to examine the rest of the lizard-man's gear for further clues as to his eventual attitude when he wakes up. He then says "I have a potion or two of healing. Does anyone think it will work?" Colin Silvertree